Joint Components for Trusses

Form the joint between a truss and a wall or another support structure below it. When you move the truss, the joint components move with it.

1. Select Beams, Columns > Connection Details. The browser is opened.
2. Select the Trusses folder in the browser. Select the Angle bracket joint.
3. Select the joint component and joint properties in a dialog box.
   • Select the Custom or Standard library.
   • To select the joint component, click the Select button. The button opens a list in accordance with the library selected, from which you can select the joint component.
   • Select either of the following:
     • One Side - The joint component is only added on one side of the truss.
     • Both Sides - The joint component is added on both sides of the truss.
4. Select the truss. Select several trusses with the Ctrl key pressed down.
5. Select Confirm.
6. Determine the position of the joint components. Make the following selections in the dialog box:
   • Select one of the following as the method of specification for the wall or the support.
     • Wall - The joint component is added to intersection point of the truss and the center line of the wall selected.
     • Line - The joint component is added to the intersection point of the truss and the line selected.
     • Point - The joint component is added to the point selected.
     • Support - The joint component is added at the truss support. The support can also be a support macro.
   • Select one of the following as the positioning height of the joint components.
     • Above - At the height of the top chord of the truss.
     • Below - At the height of the bottom chord of the truss.
7. Select a wall, line, point or support. The program will mark the positions of the joint components with arrow symbols.

   

8. If necessary, mirror or rotate the symbols before accepting the joints. Click the FUNCTION button and select one of the following:
   • Mirror. Select the symbols to be mirrored.
   • Rotate. Select the symbols to be rotated.
   • Mirror all. All symbols are mirrored automatically.
   • Rotate all. All symbols are rotated automatically.
9. Select Confirm.
10. If necessary, delete the existing joint by selecting Delete in a message box.

    The geometry of the joint components is displayed both in the 3D model and the 2D drawing.

    

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